id:			159100
accession number:	1995.296
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1995.296
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:28.614000

TLV Mirror, 1–early 200s CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee 1995.296

title:				TLV Mirror
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creation date:			1–early 200s CE
creation date earliest:		25
creation date latest:		220
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creditline:			Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee
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culture:	China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)
technique:	bronze
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Han Dynasty
type:		Metalwork
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measurements: Diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); Overall: 1 cm (3/8 in.); Rim: 0.6 cm (1/4 in.)
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	inscription:	It is said that [the making of this] mirror marks an epoch. At the left is the blue [dragon] and at the right the white tiger. Long . . .
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors
	opening date:   2000-09-17T00:00:00
	<i>Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000); Elvehjem Museum of Art, Madison, WI (December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17-November 26, 2000.  "Circles of Reflection:  The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors." exh. cat. pp. 106, 114-115.', 'opening_date': '2000-09-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Madison, Wisconsin: Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin-Madison; December 20, 2003-February 29, 2004.  "Circles of Reflection: The Carter Collection of Chinese Bronze Mirrors".', 'opening_date': '2003-12-20T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Thomas and Martha Carter, Madison, WI
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